SAMN06317781 BkAM31D Halalkalibacter krulwichiae Bacillus krulwichiae is an obligate alkaliphilic organism which grows at pH 8-10 but not neutral pH and which utilizes benzoate and m-hydroxybenzoate. The type strain AM31D was isolated from aromatic-compound-contaminated garden soil samples obtained in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Drexel University Benjamin Janto Microbe, viral or environmental Microbe.1.0 AM31D Aromatic-compound-contaminated garden soil missing Japan: Tsukuba, Ibaraki Bacterial culture 36.1167 N 140.2167 E type strain of Bacillus krulwichiae